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Weekend Fare

By Bao Ong April 29, 2011 3:37 pmApril 29, 2011 3:37 pm

Ramsay de Give for The New York TimesThe bar at the Dutch, which has opened in SoHo.

The Dutch, 131 Sullivan Street (Prince Street), is finally open, with Andrew Carmellini leading the kitchen. The much hyped restaurant, which will keep late night hours, is serving his interpretation of American food.

In Times Square, Pichet Ong, known for his pastries, is the executive chef of Qi Bangkok Eatery, 675 Eighth Avenue (West 43rd Street), which features modern spins on Thai dishes.

Coolhaus, the trendy Los Angeles-based company specializing in gourmet ice cream sandwiches, is giving away sandwiches in Manhattan all weekend through Monday. The truck is slated to park at Bryant Park on Saturday and Union Square (near 16th Street) on Sunday. Follow the truck on Twitter for updates.

Kitchen Arts & Letters, 1435 Lexington Avenue (94th Street), will hold its first ever spring-cleaning sale Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hundreds of books, from recent publications to community cookbooks, will be marked down and will priced between $1 and $5.

The food vendors at the Red Hook Ball Fields, near the corner of Columbia and Bay Streets, will open for the season this weekend.

An oyster festival at London Lennie’s, 63-88 Woodhaven Boulevard (Fleet Court), in Rego Park, Queens, kicks off at 1 p.m. on Saturday. A celebrity shuck-off starts at 2 p.m. with chef Sue Torres of Sueños judging. Other events include a slurp-off competition, raffle and live music.

Starting Saturday through Memorial Day weekend, Laurie Cole of SoulCycle will lead a shopping and cooking tour of the Greenmarket after her 8:30 a.m. Saturday cycling classes. The tours will address the benefits of eating organic foods and recipes will be shared.

A chef-led forage for ramps takes place in the Hudson Valley on Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Chefs from Fatty ‘Cue, Fat Radish, Cookshop and Hundred Acres will also prepare dishes with the ramps. The group meets at Basilica Hudson, 11 South Front Street, in Hudson, N.Y. Tickets, available online, are $40 for adults and $20 for children.

Artists participating in the “Something I Ate” event documented what they ate for seven days and will present their experience through photography, painting, jewelry, fashion, film and music on Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at Rouge 58, 555 Metropolitan Avenue (between Lorimer Street and Union Avenue). Tickets are $30 online.

The Loreley Williamsburg, 64 Frost Street (Leonard Street), celebrates May Day on Saturday by opening its beer garden for the season and offering a number of specials. At 7 p.m., a keg of Gaffel Kolsch beer will be tapped and guests receive a free beer each for as long as the keg lasts. Platters of sausages will also be sold.

A Cinco de Mayo cooking class is led by Dos Caminos executive chefs Ivy Stark and Scott Linquist on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Dos Caminos Park Avenue, 373 Park Avenue South (East 27th Street). The $65 fee includes cocktails, lunch, recipes and a copy of the “Mod Mex” cookbook. Reserve a spot by e-mailing events@brguestinc.com or calling (212) 331-0328.

An Indonesian food bazaar is open on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Al-Hikmah Mosque, 48-01 31st Avenue (48th Street), in Astoria, Queens.

Bill Telepan brings his restaurant downtown for four weeks with the pop-up Telepan Tribeca, 130 Franklin Street (Varick Street), with a $45 tasting menu. The temporary restaurant is open on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings through May 20 and no reservations are accepted.

Brooklyn’s spring craft market is open this weekend from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Avenue (between President and Union Streets), in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Local artisans will sell everything from handmade chocolate candy bars to quirky antiques.

Txikito, 240 Ninth Avenue (24th Street), will hold a party to celebrate txakoli wines from the Basque country on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Global street food will be served with more than 10 txacolis and one cider from the Basque region. The tickets are $45 per person and proceeds from the event will benefit New York University’s Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures.